Deputy Agency Chief Contracting Officer Position Available In New York, New York

Job DescriptionThe New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish

• Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and key processes with vision toward technologicalenhancements to existing procurement operations
• Develop key performance indicators for vendor and contractor performance, financial status and otherprocurement metrics which might affect delivery, timeliness, or quality of contracted goods andservices
• Participate in meetings concerning procurement portfolios and provide accurate status of procurementactions
• Develop methods to oversee the review and analysis of procurement milestones and target areas forimprovement
• Assist in both the development and writing of scopes of work as it directly relates to departmentalneeds
• Advise Department employees on the most efficient methods of procurement and specificationsdevelopment so as to minimize cycle times, operating costs and to ensure continuity of departmentaloperations
• Ensure agency compliance with all Federal, State and Local Laws, rules, regulations, and initiativesregarding procurement, so as to avoid unnecessary administrative costs
• Monitor contract and procurement metrics which might affect delivery, timeliness, or quality ofcontracted goods and services and alert senior managers
• Work on special projects pertaining to competitive procurements and procurement optimization asneeded
• Coordinating, planning, and implementation of Agency contract and procurement activities frompre-solicitation to award and assist with the registration of over 3,000 contracts
• Coordinates with DYCD Program units and contractors on the preparation, distribution and collectionof contract and procurement documents
• Oversees investigations of vendor responsibility and performance
• Manage and lead a team within Procurement that may focus on the above tasks

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCUREMENT ANA

• 82976Qualifications1.

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in purchasing, procurement, contract administration or a related field, at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the above fields; or 2. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1” above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in “1” above. Possession of an acceptable professional procurement certification may be substituted for up to one year of the experience described in “1” above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in “1” above.

Additional InformationThe City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.